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– NAIJ.com chronicles the journey of some of Nollywood’s finest, Genevieve, Ramsey Nouah and Omotola and their travails
– Overcoming their bans, the trio went on to stamp their names on the history of the Nigerian movie industry
– But things could have been different if these stars had lacked actual acting talent, as nothing else would have sufficed
– In sum, entertainers need to improve on their skills before making outrageous demands as anything else is putting the cart before the horse
In 2005, several A-list Nollywood actors were banned from all forms of acting and commercial activity in the Nigerian movie industry.
The Actors’ Guild of Nigeria placed a one-year ban on eight actors, Stella Damasus, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Genevieve Nnaji, Chinwe Okeke, Ramsey Nouah and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, for charging too much for movie appearances owing to their popularity and fan base.
In the end, the actors were ‘vindicated’ as they returned to acting and carried on with their normal work in the industry as though nothing had ever happened.
Today, hardly anyone remembers that there was ever a ban on names like Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Nouah and Omotola because they all went on to achieve individual successes following the ban.
For instance, Omotola went on to make the 2013 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world; a list including pioneers, icons, artists and world leaders.
Genevieve Nnaji, on her own, has gone on to ink major deals with corporate brands as well as to enjoy positive media reviews both locally and globally, from the Oprah Winfrey Show to CNN
Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji. Credit: Instagram
Ramsey Nouah has also enjoyed corporate deals as well as the media spotlight from international platforms.
Other than the aforementioned corporate deals, their exploits also spread into Nollywood as they re-launched their acting careers following the “break” with major, best-selling movie appearances.
But things could have played out a different way if this were the American movie industry. These “bigwig” actors could easily have lost the plot in a more severely competitive industry.
Taylor Lautner is a good example of an actor once tipped to become the next big name in Hollywood, but who failed to fully realise the great career predicted for him.
But what exactly was the issue? Why did Lautner lose his hold on the American movie industry? The answers are clear.
The 24-year-old first came to mainstream prominence playing Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga TV series but years after the franchise ended the young man is still struggling to attain that household-name status.
The Twilight Saga, a movie series, started airing on November 21, 2008, and its last edition was released on November 16, 2012.
Insiders say Twilight was such a huge success it was “not easy [moving] out of the shadow of a hit like [it]”.
But the greater truth lies in the fact that Lautner tried to become a successful actor in other projects for two reasons.
First, the movies did not do well in terms of sales and box office numbers, with some of them even failing to break even despite huge budgets.
Secondly, Lautner was asking for too much at the time coupled with his not-so-successful movies.
For his 2011 role in Abduction, he charged the producers $5 million and at the end of the day the movie managed a measly $28 million in the US after gulping a $35 million budget.
After the miserable returns from Abduction, the actor demanded $7.5 million for Stretch Armstrong and $10 million for David and Goliath but he would get none of those parts in the end: the films were put on hold indefinitely by the producers.
Lautner was also widely regarded as being an inferior actor vis-à-vis the demands he made at the time. Movie critics were critical and described him as “awkward” and “[looking] like a stranger in his own
– Overcoming their bans, the trio went on to stamp their names on the history of the Nigerian movie industry
– But things could have been different if these stars had lacked actual acting talent, as nothing else would have sufficed
– In sum, entertainers need to improve on their skills before making outrageous demands as anything else is putting the cart before the horse
In 2005, several A-list Nollywood actors were banned from all forms of acting and commercial activity in the Nigerian movie industry.
The Actors’ Guild of Nigeria placed a one-year ban on eight actors, Stella Damasus, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Genevieve Nnaji, Chinwe Okeke, Ramsey Nouah and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, for charging too much for movie appearances owing to their popularity and fan base.
In the end, the actors were ‘vindicated’ as they returned to acting and carried on with their normal work in the industry as though nothing had ever happened.
Today, hardly anyone remembers that there was ever a ban on names like Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Nouah and Omotola because they all went on to achieve individual successes following the ban.
For instance, Omotola went on to make the 2013 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world; a list including pioneers, icons, artists and world leaders.
Genevieve Nnaji, on her own, has gone on to ink major deals with corporate brands as well as to enjoy positive media reviews both locally and globally, from the Oprah Winfrey Show to CNN
Ramsey Nouah has also enjoyed corporate deals as well as the media spotlight from international platforms.
Other than the aforementioned corporate deals, their exploits also spread into Nollywood as they re-launched their acting careers following the “break” with major, best-selling movie appearances.
But things could have played out a different way if this were the American movie industry. These “bigwig” actors could easily have lost the plot in a more severely competitive industry.
Taylor Lautner is a good example of an actor once tipped to become the next big name in Hollywood, but who failed to fully realise the great career predicted for him.
But what exactly was the issue? Why did Lautner lose his hold on the American movie industry? The answers are clear.
The 24-year-old first came to mainstream prominence playing Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga TV series but years after the franchise ended the young man is still struggling to attain that household-name status.
The Twilight Saga, a movie series, started airing on November 21, 2008, and its last edition was released on November 16, 2012.
Insiders say Twilight was such a huge success it was “not easy [moving] out of the shadow of a hit like [it]”.
But the greater truth lies in the fact that Lautner tried to become a successful actor in other projects for two reasons.
First, the movies did not do well in terms of sales and box office numbers, with some of them even failing to break even despite huge budgets.
Secondly, Lautner was asking for too much at the time coupled with his not-so-successful movies.
For his 2011 role in Abduction, he charged the producers $5 million and at the end of the day the movie managed a measly $28 million in the US after gulping a $35 million budget.
After the miserable returns from Abduction, the actor demanded $7.5 million for Stretch Armstrong and $10 million for David and Goliath but he would get none of those parts in the end: the films were put on hold indefinitely by the producers.
Lautner was also widely regarded as being an inferior actor vis-à-vis the demands he made at the time. Movie critics were critical and described him as “awkward” and “[looking] like a stranger in his own
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